The Portland daily press., 1887-02-23

pItoculs tiC otAOdnl VI tloltuIS Uy Tile
Governor was nearly continues for the two
hours.
This afternoon a large number of legisla-
tors 60 to Lewiston to the assembling of
Odd Fellows of Worombus Encampment.
and to Portland to the dinner rendered by
the Portland Club.
OF interest to Savings Banks.
The committee on finance have reported
and the Senate has passed to be engrossed,
under suspension of the rules, bill to
amend section Ga Of chapter Of the R. S.,
so that it shall read as follows:
Every savings bank and institution for savings
incorporated under the laws of the State, shall
semi.annually, on the last Saturdays OF April and
october, make return, signed and sworn to by
its treasurer, OF the average amount of its depos
us ior tne SIX months preceding each Of said days
deducting an amount equal to the amount of Uni
ted states bonds and shares of corporation stocks,
such are by law OF this State free from taxation to
the stockholders, and the value of real estate
owned Dy said bank or institution.
tuberculosis.
The investigation into the outbreak of
tuberculosis begins tomorrow Dr. Bailey
Is here, and DR.. Winchester, of the Massa-
chusetts board of cattle commissioners will
also come. They don't known just yet
where the four bulls which are to be slaugh-
tered for the benefit of the committee are to
be found. A gentleman who is much in
terested in the investigation said to-day thai
the State College authorities have In times
past refused to tell where the deceased bulls
were sold, but that the investigating COM
mittes win probably find the four they want.
There Is one in Bowdoinham. Mr.. Hall @.
Rurlainb hot fhfo dos,, ,hox
has now only four descendants living 1t is
also known that the Kent bull at Bucksport
was discovered before he had spread the con-
tagion. If the other nine bulls have been no
more fortunate in their posterity it is prob
able that, in place Of fifteen hundred de-
ceased descendants, as estimated at Orono,
they may not be more than one hundred.
Notes.
The bill relating to the Cumberland and
Oxford canal was tabled for printing on mo-
tlon OF Mr.. Looney IN the House to-day.
The bill to increase the appropriation of
the State Board of Health from $1,000 to $5,-
600, to allow more copies of the report to be
printed and to have that report submitted to
the. Governor and Council instead of to the
legislature has been reported favorably from
the judiciary committee, and lies on the Sem
ate table for printing.
Mr.. Fogg presented this morning a bill to
amend the Revised Statutes so that sec. 20 of
chap 90 shall be amended by strikingo off the
last part, so that the section shall read:
The clerk OF every town shall record In a suit
able book the marriages, births and deaths oc-
curing therein.
Mr.. Fogg presented another bill relating to
the allowances to widows, to amend sec. "a
Of chap. 65 Of the r. S., SO that the section
shall read:
widow shallhave her reasonable sustenance
out OF the estate OF her husband for ninety days
after his death; and may remain in the house of
ner husband during said ninety days without be-
ing chargeabls with rent thereof.
The Senate has passed to be engrossed a
bill making 80 pounds the standard weight |
weight OF bushel of oats
The committe on reform school made up |
the appropriations to-day. They are about |
the same as in the past except an additional |
Item Tor the purchase Of a neighboring farm.
The committee on claims to-day decided to |
report favorably bill to quiet the claim of |
Thomas w. Porter, who spent S212 for the |
state in war times. This claim has been be-
fore every legislature since 1868 The bill |
gives Porter $3.50. The committee are also
considering the claim of Officer Fields and |
Deveraux for reward for arresting McFar- |
lane. Graves's companion. They want $500,
or half the $1,000 offered by Governor Robie |
for the two men. The committee seem in
clined to recommend that the $500 be given
the officers.
The educational committe met this after
noon. They voted to recommend that $4,000
be appropriated for new normal school
building at Pennington, $500 for repairs at
Gorham. and $500 for drainage and repairs
at Castine. Principal burlington and Resi-
dent Trustee Merrill appeared to urge the
appropriation for the Pennington school.
Acts Approved.
These additional acts have been approved
and signed by the Governor
PUBLIC ACTS.
An act to appeal sec. of chap. 81 Of the r. S.
relative to returns Of treasurers Of steam naviga
tion companies.
An actto amend sec. 30 and 80 Of chap. "a of
the X s., relating to persons in unincorporated
places needing relief.
An act to amend chap. 20 Of the r. s., relating
TO insolvency proceedings.
An act TO provide for the burial expenses Of
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors OF
Name
PRIVATE AND SPECIAL ACTS.
An act concerning boomage rights at Rumford
An act relating TO Ponds Sheer Boom Company.
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